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LAKELAND – Lakeland artist Kate Hall has finished the "Crape Blossoms" mural on the south side of  Low Country Vintage, an antiques store at 913 S. Florida Ave. in Lakeland. It is the first public artwork to be completed as part of the Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency's Art Infusion Program for the Dixieland corridor.  "I'm happy to have it done," Hall told The Ledger. "I've already had some other businesses ask me about working with them, and it's getting people excited about art."  Hall had approached Allyson Barr, the owner of Low Country Vintage, about doing the roughly 100-...

LAKELAND — A Lakeland artist is looking to add a vibrant splash of Southern charm to the city's Dixieland Historic District.  Kate Hall, 40, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $16,300 to fund a mural on the side of Low Country Vintage, an antiques store at 913 S. Florida Ave. in Lakeland. If funded by Jan. 30, Hall will paint the southern exterior wall of the building in a bold flower design she's titled "Crape Blossoms."  "I've really wanted to bring art to this area," she said. "This area is really starting to embrace the public arts and outdoor murals." Hall said she's be...